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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what month does Part 1: Chapter 8 begin?
(a) May
(b) March
(c) June
(d) December
2. Where do Larry and Sally go with the Langs to celebrate?
(a) Out to dinner
(b) On a picnic
(c) A long weekend trip
(d) Dinner and dancing
3. How does Sid feel about his teaching job?
(a) He is quitting
(b) He despises it
(c) He tolerates it
(d) He enjoys it
4. What is the purpose of the item that Larry hangs on the wall?
(a) Illuminate the room
(b) Chart his time
(c) Create memories
(d) Tell time
5. Where is Larry staying for the summer?
(a) A cabin in the woods
(b) A new apartment
(c) The Langs' house
(d) A seaside cottage
6. How is Charity's mother characterized?
(a) As a commander
(b) As a shrinking violet
(c) Mentally unstable
(d) Emotionally unavailable
7. Why has Sid come to Charity's home?
(a) To interview her father
(b) To learn to ski
(c) To ask her to marry him
(d) To take a vacation
8. Who does Sally talk to when Larry is working?
(a) Her neighbor
(b) Her landlady
(c) Charity
(d) The butcher
9. What literary technique does the author use in Chapter 2?
(a) Metaphor
(b) Simile
(c) Flashback
(d) Onomatopoeia
10. How does Sally impress the guests?
(a) Singing solos at the piano
(b) Mixing drinks for everyone
(c) Reciting some of her own poetry
(d) Reading The Odyssey in Greek
11. A picnic has been planned for later today at _______________________.
(a) Newport
(b) Kennebunkport
(c) Folsom Hill
(d) Blueberry Hill
12. What do Larry and Sid do after Sally goes to bed?
(a) Go to a movie
(b) Go to a bar
(c) Go bowling
(d) Take a walk
13. What emotional event does Larry experience?
(a) A surge of joy
(b) A plunge into depression
(c) A bad premonition
(d) A state of shock
14. Who is with Sally when Larry returns to the cottage?
(a) Hallie
(b) Sue
(c) Maggie
(d) Lou Ann
15. Where do Larry and Sally live?
(a) New Mexico
(b) Montana
(c) Maine
(d) Idaho
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Larry write so much during his first year of teaching?
2. Who awakens at the vacation house as the story begins?
3. What do Sally and Larry do after hearing the good news?
4. What is the name of Charity's sister?
5. Who is spending time with Sally when Larry comes home one afternoon?
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